Police in southern An Giang province on July 12 decided to detain and launch criminal proceedings against a local man for alleged legal violations tied to the tourist boat capsize that claimed the lives of 15 visitors in Phu Quoc.

HANOI -- Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized off Vietnam's southern Phu Quoc island on Saturday afternoon, local media VnExpress reported.

At least 15 Indian tourists have died after a speedboat capsized near Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam, local authorities told news agency AP. Authorities said the boat was…

The 15 who died were reportedly Indian tourists. Twenty-one people survived the accident.

Boat was transporting 32 tourists and four crew members when it overturned near Phu Quoc

Twenty-one people were rescued

Boat was transporting 32 tourists and four crew members when it overturned near Phu Quoc